the south slope of hill 80 , perhaps preparing for one more charge on hill 123 . at first light , three u . s . army aircraft from the 67 ##th fighter squadron at henderson field , acting on a request personally delivered by bailey , st ##raf ##ed the japanese near hill 80 and killed most of them , with the few survivors retreating back into the jungle . as the battle on the ridge took place , ka ##wa ##guchi ' s ku ##ma and ok ##a units also attacked the marine defenses on the east and west sides of the lung ##a perimeter . the ku ##ma battalion — led by major takes ##hi mi ##zu ##no — attacked the southeastern sector of the
the south slope of hill 80, perhaps preparing for one more charge on hill 123. at first light, three u. s. army aircraft from the 67th fighter squadron at henderson field, acting on a request personally delivered by bailey, strafed the japanese near hill 80 and killed most of them, with the few survivors retreating back into the jungle. as the battle on the ridge took place, kawaguchi's kuma and oka units also attacked the marine defenses on the east and west sides of the lunga perimeter. the kuma battalion — led by major takeshi mizuno — attacked the southeastern sector of the